AI-Facilitated Youth Consultation in Yemen

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This report examines an AI-facilitated youth consultation conducted in Yemen to address persistent challenges of inclusion, scale, and security in peace processes. In a context marked by protracted conflict, territorial fragmentation, and severe constraints on physical convening, the initiative piloted a digital consultation methodology combining a WhatsApp-based chatbot with AI-powered qualitative sensemaking. Findings reveal broad youth support for an existing political vision for Yemen alongside sharp divisions on reconciliation, international involvement, and sequencing of democracy and stability. Beyond empirical insights, the case demonstrates how AI-enabled tools can expand civic space, surface contested priorities transparently, and meaningfully incorporate youth perspectives into peacebuilding processes where traditional consultation methods are infeasible.